FULL STORY: Even if you don’t do anything to celebrate Halloween, you’d probably admit: This can be a pretty spooky time of the year. So what creeps YOU out?
In a new survey of 3,000 Americans, only 3% of people claimed to be literally FEARLESS . . . meaning that 97% of people are spooked by something.
They gave people a list of common fears, and asked them to rate their discomfort level. Then, they mapped the results by state.
The #1 fear is DEATH. It was the highest “fear factor” in 17 states . . . including Washington state . . . California . . . Nevada . . . Colorado . . . Texas . . . Minnesota . . . Ohio . . . New York . . . Tennessee . . . and Florida.
The #2 fear is HEIGHTS. It got the most votes in eight states . . . including Pennsylvania . . . Michigan . . . Maryland . . . Virginia . . . and Georgia.
The #3 fear is SNAKES. They’re the most feared in six states . . . including Mississippi . . . Maine . . . Utah . . . North Carolina . . . and West Virginia.
The #4 fear is a tie between PUBLIC SPEAKING and ENCLOSED SPACES, which both carried four states. Public speaking is terrifying in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Indiana, while enclosed spaces are feared in Iowa, New Jersey, Oregon, and Idaho.
The #6 fear is a tie between FAILURE and SPIDERS. Failure is the most upsetting thing in Louisiana and Kentucky, while people in Massachusetts and New Mexico have zero tolerance for spiders.
Interestingly, GHOSTS AND SPIRITS were also an option, but they were only number one in one state: Montana.
There apparently wasn’t a consensus in five states: Alaska . . . Rhode Island . . . North Dakota . . . Vermont . . . and Wyoming.
For what it’s worth, people were asked if they’d be willing to “face their biggest fear for 24 hours in exchange for $1,000.” 24% of people were willing to embrace their fears for the cash . . . 33% would only do it if they were guaranteed safety . . . 27% flat-out declined . . . and 16% said they needed to think it over.
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